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I'm planning to have the resonator removed from the exhaust system, as well as adding the SHO Shop intake. I'm aiming to really bring out the sound of my non-SVT Duratec as well as add a few horsepower. The mod page for the resonator removal hints at a performance increase if this is done, but doesn't give any numbers. Does anyone know what kind of gain, if any, I might see from removing the resonator? Also, if anyone knows of a reputable shop in my area that can do the work, by all means, please recommend them.
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On a non-SVT, you won't really get much of anything. The whole exhaust system is 2" pipe.
The same resonator/muffler is used on the SVT, but the piping is 2.25", so it necks down to 2" for the resonator. This is where removing it gains you some power.
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On the stock pipes, you may notice the RPM's climb a little faster in the mid-upper range, but as Lance mentioned it's pretty minimal.  On the other hand the sound is nice, the engine seems to run a tad cooler, and the mileage increases a bit. (IF you keep your foot off the floor!!) Larger pipes help performance, but be prepared for more noise and resonance in the cabin.
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I was about to remove the resonator from my SVT. So the pipe size there is 2.25 right?! Also, when I remove it, I want to put a magnaflow muffler in it's place, will this be louder than having the resonator in there? Reason I ask is because my exhaust is VERY loud right now. No cat, no mufflers just resonator. I assume that the Magnaflow muffler will tone the sound down give it a little deeper sound. Is this righT?!
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Dude, the magnaflow is quite a bit louder than the stock resonator. If you run just that...it'll be real loud...borderline F-150 with a 6 of Bud loud!
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Hmm, so you say it'll actually get louder from where I'm at now. I guess it makes sense... I just figured even though it's straight through, that it would tone the sound correctly instead of like $*** like the stock resonator does. So, do you think that I should put a magnaflow resonator (straight through) along with a muffler... that'd probably fix me up nice wouldn't it?
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you wanna hear what a straight thru sounds like here
my exhaust going down the 1/4 mile
msds headers 2.5 in/out highflow cat dynomax straight thru muffler and 2.5 inch dual pipe
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Yeah, that is a good amount louder than mine is. So, I guess if I'm replacing the resonator, I should put on quite a long one... plus a fair sized straight through muffler.
Anyone have that similar setup? Sho Shop Y-pipe (no cat), an aftermarket resonator and one aftermarket muffler for their svt?
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How about one straight thru res and no rear mufflers?
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Yeah, that's what I was going to do, but some said that when I go from the stock resonator, to a magnaflow muffler in it's place, that the exhaust will get much louder. (I have no mufflers now already). I thought that *cardoc* used to have a setup like that??
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